Chess Puzzle #Gehvw — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h8; knight b1; pawns b2/c3/e3/f3/g7. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a1/f6; bishops e5/e6; pawns c5/c6/d5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg7 — king g8→g7, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6kR/2q3P1/2p1br2/2ppb3/8/2PQPP2/1P6/rNKR4 b - - 2 29

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